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  2. Roman numerals - Wikipedia

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    In tarot, Roman numerals (with zero) are often used to denote the cards of the Major Arcana. In Ireland, Roman numerals were used until the late 1980s to indicate the month on postage Franking. In documents, Roman numerals are sometimes still used to indicate the month to avoid confusion over day/month/year or month/day/year formats.

  3. Pi (letter) - Wikipedia

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    The letter "π" is the first letter of the Greek words περιφέρεια 'periphery' and περίμετρος 'perimeter', i.e. the circumference. The prime-counting function in mathematics. [6] [7] Homotopy groups in algebraic topology. Dimensionless parameters constructed using the Buckingham π theorem of dimensional analysis.

  4. List of mathematical constants - Wikipedia

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    A mathematical constant is a key number whose value is fixed by an unambiguous definition, often referred to by a symbol (e.g., an alphabet letter), or by mathematicians' names to facilitate using it across multiple mathematical problems. [1]

  5. Pi - Wikipedia

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    The number π (/ p aɪ / ⓘ; spelled out as "pi") is a mathematical constant, approximately equal to 3.14159, that is the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter.It appears in many formulae across mathematics and physics, and some of these formulae are commonly used for defining π, to avoid relying on the definition of the length of a curve.

  6. History of mathematical notation - Wikipedia

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    The symbol for five was the Greek letter Π (pi), representing the Greek word for 'five' (pente). Numbers six through nine were written as a Π with vertical lines beside it. Ten was represented by the letter Δ (delta), from word for 'ten' (deka), one hundred by the letter from the word for hundred, and so on. This system was 'acrophonic ...

  7. List of letters used in mathematics, science, and engineering

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    Hindu-Arabic numerals. Typographical variations of digits in Unicode Name Digits Double-struck: 𝟘 𝟙 𝟚 𝟛 𝟜 𝟝 𝟞 𝟟 𝟠 𝟡 Latin Greek. Other ...

  8. Greek letters used in mathematics, science, and engineering

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    The Bayer designation naming scheme for stars typically uses the first Greek letter, α, for the brightest star in each constellation, and runs through the alphabet before switching to Latin letters. In mathematical finance , the Greeks are the variables denoted by Greek letters used to describe the risk of certain investments.

  9. Numerals in Unicode - Wikipedia

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    Grouped by their numerical property as used in a text, Unicode has four values for Numeric Type. First there is the "not a number" type. Then there are decimal-radix numbers, commonly used in Western style decimals (plain 0–9), there are numbers that are not part of a decimal system such as Roman numbers, and decimal numbers in typographic context, such as encircled numbers.